“What we have learned from others becomes our own reflection.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meet the heroes who were the first in their family to go to college – the ones who show you the way to aspire and achieve:

Zoomz 1st Gen. Heroes:

• Candy Alvarado: Teacher, Bunche Elementary
• Paola Alvarez: Director of Human Resources, Montage Beverly Hills
• Laura Casas Frier: Board of Foothill - De Anza
• Kikey Castillo: Actress/Entertainment Journalist, Latin Heat Entertainment
• Marisela Cervantes: Executive Director of the Southeast Cities Schools Coalition
• Alicia Crank: Mountain View City Commissioner for Human Relations
• Sandra Espino: College Site Coordinator, Santa Maria Bonita School District, UCSB Early Academic Outreach
• Christian L. Garcia: Manager of Customer Operations at Southern California Edison
• Oscar Garcia: President/CEO of Mountain View Chamber of Commerce and Founder, Mesa de la Comunidad
• Jose Hernandez: Former Migrant Worker Set for Blastoff
• Carlos Jimenez: Sacred Hearth Nativity School, Counselor & Alumni Outreach
• Dr. Francisco Jimenez: Fay Boyle Professor and Director of the Ethnic Studies Program at Santa Clara University
• Derek Lipkin: ALearn Intern, UCLA Law Student
• Dr. David P. Lopez: President of The National Hispanic University
• Judy Miner: President of Foothill College
• Ivonne G. Ruggles: Evie Evan, Inc.
• Sonia Sotomayor: Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• Rafael Suarez: Distinguished International Journalist and former Talk show host
• Carlos Torres: Zoomz.net Website Manager, SCU Alum '09
• Dallas Tremain Te'o: East Palo Alto YMCA
• Fernando R. Zazueta: Attorney at Law